Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Samantha Lilly is in a long-term
relationship… with her vibrator. She can’t handle a serious commitment, but
casual affairs don’t do it for her either. So she’s resigned herself to being
alone.

Her call-girl roommate Jeanine has other
ideas. She persuades Samantha to take her place for one night with Dylan
Krause, an incredibly hot prospective client recovering from a messy divorce.
She says it’ll be good for Samantha to be with someone without her usual
expectations and complications.

It’s more than good. It’s intense,
extraordinary, and emotionally devastating. During their long, intimate night
together, they bare, not just their bodies, but their souls.

But after that one amazing night,
Samantha flees. This feels too real for her. And yet she can’t forget Dylan,
even though she tries.

Then one day, he walks into the
architecture firm where she works. Seeing him threatens to destroy the careful
walls she’s built around her heart—and this time she can’t run away.

Talia Quinn began her writing career as
a screenwriter but switched to prose after she started writing an online
journal for fun. This led to writing fiction, which led to writing
romance.

She won the prestigious Romance Writers
of America® Golden Heart Award in 2012 for contemporary romance, and is a
two-time finalist for the award.
She lives in New York City, her childhood hometown, with her husband and
son.

Flaunt it. Be your sexiest self. He has
no idea who you are in real life. You will never see him again.

I let the coat slip out of my fingers
and pool onto the floor in an elegantly careless heap.

Dylan stared at me, openly
appreciative.

So pure, this transaction. So simple. So
insane.

“Like what you see?” I made my voice
sultry, like Mae West or what I imagined Jeanine to be like with a client. A
mistake, because I immediately giggled at the absurdity.

Dylan raised his eyebrows. “Is this a
joke to you?”

I walked over to him, a trifle unsteady
on my stiletto boots, and pressed my hand against those damp curls on his
chest. “No joke, Dylan Krause. Hardly a joke.” I could feel his heart thump
under my palm, nearly as fast as my own. “So? Do you want me to stay? Or do I
refund your money?”

He was startled into a laugh. “Blunt. I
like that.”

“Good, because that’s what you get.”

“You’re not what I expected.” His gaze
traveled over my body. I felt it like a caress.

I took another step, so close now, and
ran my hand through his damp hair, enjoying the way it sprang against my
fingers, a live thing. Enjoying the fact that I could do this. “What do you
want to do first?”

“Who are you, Saffron?” He was looking
at me with a strangely intent gaze.

And here Jeanine had assured me he
wouldn’t want to talk.

My Review: 4 1/2 starsWhat a fantastic book! I loved the whole thing from start to finish and couldn't put it down. I enjoyed the way that Samantha/Saffron was set up by her roommate. I liked that Samantha wanted Dylan long after she left him that night, and how he showed up at her work. Dylan has just come out of a messy divorce and the last thing he was expecting was Samantha/Saffron when he hired an escort. He certainly didn't expect to develop feelings for her, and to have her reject his every move. Dylan and Samantha connected on a level that Samantha isn't used to connecting with anyone on. She's used to being alone, and not feeling things for anyone. The chemistry between them is electric, and not to be denied. Slowly, Samantha and Dylan build their friendship to something more. I loved the creativity in this story line, because usually it's the guy who doesn't do relationships. Kudos to Talia for making this a great book with great characters and building their relationships in a realistic fashion. I'm looking forward to more from this series and this author.